Study unit

Cognitive skills: After the course the students will understand the structure of wood and its chemical components, and understand the basic structure-property relationships, effects of environmental factors on wood properties and behavior, as well as the properties and manufacturing principles of the most important wood and fiber and biochemical products. Students get familiar with industrial production processes and research and development methods in the field of wood materials science.

General skills: Basic concepts and methods in wood science, wood processing and manufacturing of wood products, academic writing and presentation skills, teamworking, information search. The course is especially targeted for the first-year students of MSc Wood Materials Science.

Wood structure and properties, wood-based products and production processes, wood materials science methodologies and research fields, forest industry.  

Exams will be replaced by learning tasks. Lectures (16 h). Learning tasks (25 h). Power point presentation prepared as a team, but in distance learning form (16 h). Individual writing of literature review (40 h). Individual learning (24 h).

To be delivered during the course.

Examination 0-5 (0 = failed, 5 = excellent) and continuous evaluation.

Wood Materials Science professor Ossi Turunen

Every year, next time in September 2020.

The course is held in English. The course is mainly intended as an orientation course for new MSc Wood Materials Science students.